Ontario News

TORONTO — The CBC and Toronto International Film Festival have announced a new award in honour of late Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer.

FORT HOPE, Ont. — A northwestern Ontario First Nation says two teens have been arrested in connection with a fire that destroyed the community's only school.

TORONTO — Ontario's information and privacy commissioner says she feels "a sense of urgency" to act on artificial intelligence as her list of concerns with the technology mounts.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,101.54, up 75.76 points): Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. Unchanged, at $132.34 on 10.2 million shares.

TORONTO — A recently announced cap on international student visas is already creating havoc, Ontario's colleges say, and could have major implications for the province's ability to fill key jobs.

TORONTO — Strength in energy and utilities helped Canada's main stock index post a modest gain Thursday, while U.S. markets also moved higher following a stronger-than-expected GDP report. The U.S. economy grew 3.

TORONTO — This is not the Toronto Raptors team that Jakob Poeltl re-signed with in the off-season. He's OK with that.

TORONTO (AP) — Bev Priestman agreed Thursday to a contact to coach Canada through the 2027 Women’s World Cup. Priestman, 37, was hired in November 2020 to succeed Kenneth Heiner-Møller and had been working on a rolling contract.

TORONTO — The Beer Store is expanding its delivery partnership with DoorDash Canada. The Ontario alcohol retailer says its agreement with the San Francisco-based courier company will enable deliveries from hundreds of stores.

TORONTO — Something about being called a first-time Grammy nominee makes Molly Rankin a little itchy.